This morning I woke up mega mega late. Since moving into my apartment a couple of months ago, I have been struggling to sleep through the whole night. Whether its due to the fridge freezer (which lives opposite my bed…) making funny noises, or the cat using the litter, or simply the early morning wake up call from the gazillion birds chirping in the trees which surround my home!

So, last night I decided to create a relaxing atmosphere to help me get into a deep, restful sleep. I massaged my skin in my favorite mix of sweet almond, patchouli and lavender oil, and covered my hair in coconut oil moisture wrap. I treated myself to a soy milk hot chocolate, and switched off from my devices an hour before bedtime. Finally, I completed a short yoga sequence and visualization meditation, before laying back on my pillow which I had sprayed with a subtle spitz of lavender oil. Pure relaxation…..

But I think I was perhaps a little too relaxed. Because when I finally woke up this morning at 8:30, a whole hour after my alarm had actually gone off, I was in a state of panic. No time for a coffee or a proper breakfast, I had 5 minutes to knock up something energizing, nutritious and filling enough to get me through a long day (and a very fast 40 minute power walk up the hill to work!!) The resulting mix and match of whatever I could find in my panic was actually so delicious I might even make it a daily ritual…well the smoothie, maybe not the mad crazy rush!

Lazy pick me up breakfast smoothie

Ingredients

• x2 Bananas
• A handful (literally) of frozen Blueberries
• 1 tbsp. crunchy organic Peanut Butter
• 1 tbsp. ground Flax seed
• 1 tbsp. dried Goji berries
• squeeze of Lemon juice

Method 

1. Whiz up in a blender for 30 seconds or so (whilst you run around getting dressed and finding your keys…)
2. Decant into a seal-able jar
3. Drink straight from the jar or pour into a bowl with some extra berries as a Delicious smoothie bowl